Leg guard



LEG GUARD Filed July 1, 1958 F 5 I Ll INVE o. A E-H-EHENEI' NT RATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a shield for the backand sides of each of the legs of the user for preventing the legs orclothing surrounding the legs from becoming soiled by mud, rain or like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a leg shield which protectsthe legs and rear upper portion of the shoes of the wearer fromreceiving rain or like from the bottom of a raincoat or like garment.

A still further object of is to provide a leg guard or shield that maybe easily .and quickly placed onor removed from the leg of the user.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a leg guard orshield that m fully worn without wrinkling or front crease of a pair ofA still further object o vide a leg or guard shiel of legs.

trousers.

ay be successdamaging the f my invention is to prod that may be easilyand quickly adjusted to fit various sizes and lengths A still furtherobject of my invention is to provide a leg shield that is economical inmanufacture, durable in use and refined in appearance.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated areattained as hereinafter more pointed out in my claims accompanyingdrawing, Fig. 1 is a side view of Fig. 2 is a longitudina upper portionof my leg Fig. 3 is a bottom view of a porti my leg shield.

justing means used in in which:

fully set forth, and illustrated in the my leg guard in use.

shield.

l sectional view of the on of the ad- Fig. 4 is a cross sectional viewof my device taken on line 4--4 of F1 Fig. 5 is a top plan view used tosupport the upper end of the body tion of the shield to the tie cordsecuring its two ends.

the spring clamp used in Fig. 6 is a s de view of the device.

On rainy days, it is al the back and sides of the surrounding the legsfrom water and/or dirt. Mud upwardly on the backs of or hose surroundingthe the feet walking over and on Also, if a raincoat or 1 surfaces. willrun down the back becoming soiled sloppy and of the raincoat and f thespring clamp leg of the user with a most impossible to keep legs or thegarments With and water are splashed the legs or the garments legs, bythe action of dirty ike is used, water onto the backs of the legs of theuser. In many instances, the water will run down the rear back endportion of the shoes and into the shoes. -I have overcome suchobjections by providing a quickly attachable and detachable leg shieldthat not only protects the back and sides of the leg but also extendsdown to a point below the upper rear end portion of the shoe.

Referring to the drawing, I have used the numeral II] to designate theleg portion of a pair 10 of trousers embracing a leg. The numeral Hdesignates a shoe on the foot of the leg encasedby the trouser leg. Thenumeral l2 designates the body portion of my shield made of any suitablemoisture or water-proof sheet material and preferably of a flexiblematerial. This portion I2 is designed to extend down the back and sidesof the leg as shown in Fig. l. The numerals l3, l4, and I5 designatehorizontally extending tunnel loops formed in the upper portion of themem- 2o ber l2. These tunnel loops are formed by inwardly lapping theupper end portion of the member l2 and sewing as shown in Fig. 2. Thestitching for forming these tunnel loops is designated by the numerall6. These three tunnel loops are positioned one above the other as shownin Fig. 2. The numeral [1 designates a spring clamp substantiallyU-shaped as shown in Fig. 5 and capable of being selectively insertedthrough any one of the tunnel loops l3, l4 and I5. In Fig. l, thisspring clamp I1 is inserted through the tunnel loop l3. This springclamp ll frictionally engages the leg of the user directly below theknee and obviously holds and supports the upper portion of the member l2on the leg as illustrated. If the user of the device has comparativelyshort legs the spring camp I! will be inserted through either the loop Mor loop l5.

If the clamp I1 is inserted throu h the loop M or loop [5, that portionof the member l2 that is above the selected loop may be folded insidethe portion l2, thereby providing a neat appearing upper portion of mydevice. The outer end portions of the clamp H which frictionally engagesthe leg, has its two outer ends curved forwardly and outwardly to aid inguiding the device on the leg of the user. The two outer ends of themember I! protrude beyond the portion [2 and each of these end portionshas a hole I8. If desired, a string or lace l9 may extend from each ofthese holes [8 and be tied as shown in Fig. 5 to aid in further securingthe upper end \portion of the device to the leg of the user. The numeral20 designates a horizontal band on the lower end portion of the memberl2. The numeral 2| designates a plurality of spur buttons on this member23 as shown in Fig. 4. These spur buttons 2| are located on the outerside of the device to facilitate their operation. The numeral 22designates a band secured to the inner lower end portion of the memberl2 at one of its ends and having a button hole slot 23 in its other endportion. This member 22 is designed to extend downwardly under the shoeof the user, directly in back of the heel of a shoe and then upwardlywhere its slot 23 is capable of selectively engaging any one of the spurbuttons 2|. The numeral 24 designates a band secured to the inner lowerportion of the member l2 at one of its ends and designed to extendaround the front portion of the shoe and then rearwardly to permit itsbutton slot opening 25 to selectively engage any one of the spur buttons2!. Obviously, these two members 22 and 2:; when fastened willsuccessfully hold the lower portion of the member 42 downwardly andforwardly on the foot. By providing a plurality of spur buttons 25, thisportion of the device may be quickly and easily adjusted to differentsizes of feet and shoes. The length of the member I2 is such that itslower end portion will extend below and overlap the upper rear end ofthe shoe H as shown in'Fig. 1. As the member 12 and the clamp i! onlyengages the back and sides of the leg, the leg of the trousers mayextend forward of these members as shown in Fig. 1 and the front creaseof the trouser leg will, therefore, not be crumpled nor wrinkled nordistorted when my device is worn.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that I have provided a highlydesirable leg shield that not only protects the back and sides of theleg,

but prevents water from running into the rear open top portion of theshoe.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of myimproved leg shield without departing from the real spirit and purposeof my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims anymodified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which maybe reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a'shield designed to embrace therear portion of a leg, a tunnel loop formed in the upper portion of saidshield, a U-shaped clamp extending through said loop having holes ineach of its ends, and a string extending from the holes in said U-shapedmember.

2. In a device of the class described, a shield designed to embrace therear portion of a leg, a tunnel loop formed in the upper portion of saidshield, a U-shap'ed clamp extending through said loop having holes inits ends, and means secured through said holes in said clamp forconnecting the ends of said clamp and embracing the forward portion ofthe leg at times. v

3. In a device of the class described, a shield designed to embrace therear portion of a leg, a plurality of adjacent tunnel loops formedadjacent the upper portion of said shield, and a U- shaped clamp capableof selectively extending through any one of said tunnel loops.

RALPH H. CHENEY,

